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Y, ¿ahora qué? 00:14
¿Ahora qué hice? 00:17
Si tú fuiste la que me enseñó a bailar 00:21
Cómo es posible que me pises 00:23
Le di la vuelta a mi mundo pa que se pareciera a ti 00:28
Pero por más palmeras que plantemos en el jardín 00:32
Esto jamás será La Habana 00:35
Yo siempre seré Madrid 00:39
Y ahora qué hago cuando llegue otro febrero 00:41
¿Cómo le hago pa no acordarme más de ti? 00:46
En dos acentos nos dijimos mil "te quieros" 00:49
Y en un silencio, nos dijimos: "Hasta aquí" 00:53
Después dejaste en mi alma, Varadero 00:56
Y la Cibeles me preguntó por ti 01:00
Por tus cosas sabes, vida, que yo muero 01:04
Pero tú siempre serás La Habana 01:08
Y yo siempre seré Madrid 01:13
Entonces qué 01:29
Qué es lo que te hice 01:32
Si tú fuiste la que me enseñó a pintar 01:36
Por qué no me hablaste de los grises 01:38
Al marcharte te llevaste esos colores 01:43
Y esos olores que me gusta recordar 01:47
Tú fuiste lo más cerca que estuvo mi casa 01:50
De tener un mar, tener un mar 01:54
Le di la vuelta a mi mundo pa que se pareciera a ti 01:57
Pero por más palmeras que plantemos en el jardín 02:01
Esto jamás será La Habana 02:05
Yo siempre seré Madrid 02:08
Y ahora qué hago cuando llegue otro febrero 02:11
Cómo le hago pa no acordarme más de ti 02:15
En dos acentos nos dijimos mil "te quieros" 02:19
Y en un silencio nos dijimos: "Hasta aquí" 02:22
Después dejaste en mi alma, Varadero 02:26
Y la Cibeles me preguntó por ti 02:29
Por tus cosas sabes, vida, que yo muero 02:33
Pero tú siempre serás La Habana 02:37
Y yo siempre seré Madrid 02:43
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Palmeras en el jardín – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Alejandro Sanz's “Palmeras en el jardín” offers a beautiful opportunity to dive into the emotional depth of Spanish. The song's poetic lyrics, rich with metaphors of love and loss, can help you understand nuanced expressions of feeling. Its clear narrative of a relationship marked by cultural differences makes the language both relatable and memorable, providing a heartfelt connection to the Spanish language.

[English]
And, now what?
Now what did I do?
If you were the one who taught me to dance
How can you step on me?
I turned my world upside down so it would be like you
But no matter how many palm trees we plant in the garden
This will never be Havana
I will always be Madrid
And what do I do now when another February comes?
How do I manage not to remember you anymore?
In two accents, we said a thousand "I love yous"
And in silence, we said: "This is it"
Then you left Varadero in my soul
And the Cibeles asked me about you
For your ways, you know, my love, I'm dying
But you will always be Havana
And I will always be Madrid
So what?
What did I do to you?
If you were the one who taught me to paint
Why didn't you tell me about the grays?
When you left, you took those colors
And those smells that I like to remember
You were the closest my home ever was
To having a sea, having a sea
I turned my world upside down so it would be like you
But no matter how many palm trees we plant in the garden
This will never be Havana
I will always be Madrid
And what do I do now when another February comes?
How do I manage not to remember you anymore?
In two accents, we said a thousand "I love yous"
And in silence, we said: "This is it"
Then you left Varadero in my soul
And the Cibeles asked me about you
For your ways, you know, my love, I'm dying
But you will always be Havana
And I will always be Madrid
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Vocabulary Meanings

hacer

/aˈθeɾ/ (Spain), /aˈseɾ/ (LatAm)

A1
  • verb
  • - to do, to make

bailar

/bai̯ˈlaɾ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to dance

pisar

/piˈsaɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to step on, to tread on; to stomp

mundo

/ˈmun.do/

A1
  • noun
  • - world

palmera

/palˈmeɾa/

B1
  • noun
  • - palm tree

jardín

/xaɾˈðin/

A1
  • noun
  • - garden

plantar

/planˈtaɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to plant

Habana

/aˈβana/

B1
  • proper noun
  • - Havana (capital city of Cuba)

Madrid

/maˈðɾið/

B1
  • proper noun
  • - Madrid (capital city of Spain)

febrero

/feˈβɾeɾo/

A1
  • noun
  • - February

acordarse

/a.koɾˈðaɾ.se/

A2
  • verb
  • - to remember, to recall

acento

/aˈθento/ (Spain), /aˈsento/ (LatAm)

A2
  • noun
  • - accent (linguistic); stress (in pronunciation); emphasis

silencio

/siˈlenθjo/ (Spain), /siˈlensjo/ (LatAm)

A2
  • noun
  • - silence, quiet

alma

/ˈalma/

B1
  • noun
  • - soul, spirit

morir

/moˈɾiɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to die
  • verb
  • - to long for (colloquial, e.g., 'muero por ti')

pintar

/pinˈtaɾ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to paint

gris

/ɡɾis/

A1
  • adjective
  • - gray
  • noun
  • - gray (color)

color

/koˈloɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - color

olor

/oˈloɾ/

A2
  • noun
  • - smell, odor

mar

/maɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - sea, ocean

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